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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
4
The piece contemplates sufficiency over possessions and warns against money ruling lives. It notes tire price inflation after eight years, cites Racine oil cloth towers founder John Pedersen, and envisions widespread productive use by millions. It praises Abit Nix and Osborn's outlooks, while reflecting on the Davis ironies in public life.
The German view rests on disarmament talks pressing to include about 34,000 German police in Germanys army total. They argue the police often arrive late to trouble, so the move may be unnecessary.
A commentary notes Americans’ reluctance to spend pending prosperity. A New York hen in Olean laid an egg nine inches around the ends and six inches at the middle, humorously tied to fear of new farm orders and Secretary Wallace’s farm pill triggering enforcement.
The ordinary of Paulding county orders suspension of tax equalizers for the year, calling the expense useless and noting supreme court nullification. He refuses to pay for the work this year. The clipping blends other reflections on youth and aging minds, Roosevelt and Hoover views, and relief work debates into a local column with varied excerpts.
The article reflects on past railroad criticism by politicians and the public, noting track competition led to closures and tax losses for communities. It highlights upcoming duties of Nurse Miss Georgia Trapp at the State B Y P A convention in Rome and Shorter College, with Superintendent Barker and Nurse Jenkins coordinating nurse coverage for attendees, showcasing community cooperation and care for the youth.
The article warns that larkspur, common in front gardens and country homes, is deadly to cattle. A trusted veteran notes that although ornamental, the plant should be kept away from livestock as cows will eat it if accessible, especially when green.
In a reflection on the Roosevelt administration, Miss Perkins is noted as a fine addition despite a Monroe Advertisers critique questioning the normalcy of a married woman using her maiden name. The commentary suggests a potential pattern of peculiarity in other officials as well.
The Cuthbert Leader celebrates warm days and promising blackberry and plum crops in Georgia. It contrasts that joy with concern over a two cent check tax, arguing it harms banks and increases cash hoarding among farmers and others. It notes how this tax raises costs for checks and flour bags.
Business conditions improve steadily since late March with higher prices in commodity and security markets after gold exports halted. Steel mills run above 20 percent capacity, auto output climbs rapidly, department store sales rise, and lumber and electric power production advance. Farm markets show gains as grains improve. car loadings rise. Education and personal finance aside, the piece urges balanced, public spirited individuals over self centered ambition.
Dr Frank H Simonds told a Athens audience that unless European nations alter policies war in Europe is likely, with Sarajevo cited as a recent spark. He argues that only a London economic parley can restore stability and avert disaster, urging tariff changes and broad commercial cooperation led by the United States. Nations idle or distressed must work rather than fight, and the gathering in London is seen as pivotal to peace. Ed Rivers Weekly.
A persuas ive editorial argues arson costs the nation up to 168000 per day and 200 per minute, with home fires up 40 to 80 percent this year. It cites rings that profit from incendiary fires, including a Philadelphia scheme using stolen horses and insured horses as the blaze consumes the stable. The piece notes insurers delaying claims, hoping for thorough investigations, yet predicts arson will persist until pressure drives criminals out.
The passage calls for every citizen, insurance company, fire marshal and public officer to help trap him, suggesting a collective response to a dangerous figure.
A Georgia voter pleads to abolish ad valorem taxes on all property and replace them with a real income tax and limited county wide education levy. He urges a constitutional rewrite to cap city and county taxes at ten mills, calls for broad tax reform, and asks voters to study the issue ahead of the state primary. He proposes a governor backed by a compliant legislature and a pledge to educate county residents about tax reform.
The Atlanta Journal notes President Roosevelt’s radio speech in which he says he may make mistakes and seeks the highest batting average for the team. The piece argues willingness to admit error marks efficient, courageous leadership and responsibility.
Those spending money now get more for their investment than in many years. The laboring man gets a job, the store-keeper sells his wares and orders more, factories begin to operate and orders come in for raw material, transportation revives, and the business circle is complete.
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